by Phyllis K. Walters
One Week . Six Murders. Based on a True Story.
On her 21st birthday, Angel Morgan steps out of Juvenile Detention after serving five years for grand theft auto. The next 12 hours will change the course of her life forever. About to purchase a bus ticket to live on the beaches of Florida, she meets Sam and April. Never having any real friends before, these two offer Angel comfort such as she’s never known before. down. Soon, she is sitting in prison awaiting sentencing for six murders committed by her new “friends” in the week before Christmas.
Then, Dr. Rosie Klein, enters Angel’s life. A court-appointed forensic psychologist, Dr. Klein looks at all the mitigating factors of Angel’s childhood that could influence the Judge in sentencing this young woman, including abuse suffered at the hands of her mother and the men who used her. Angel takes Dr. Klein on a journey depicting the slayings of six innocent people the week before Christmas. Dr. Phyllis Kuehnl-Walters has written this book inspired by this one case that, in her 35-year career as a forensic psychologist, she will never forget.
I am a retired clinical psychologist from Ohio and live in The Villages, Florida. I write inspirational self-help books meant to encourage the reader to joyfully finish the race set forth by God.
In addition to my career in private practice, I have had the privilege of teaching at The University of Dayton and other Dayton area colleges. Most recently, I taught the subject matter of my books to Retirees at The Enrichment Academy in The Villages, Florida. My former students encouraged me to write these books. I continue to lead Bible studies at church and am the Academic Dean and instructor at Casa Hope, Christian transitional living house for young men who have struggled with addictions and/or served time for drug related offenses. I , also, develop courses that are relevant to their success and teach classes implementing the books I have written.
I am a member of the Florida Writers Association and the Writers League of The Villages. Professionally I maintain memberships in Ohio Women In Psychology, the Ohio Psychological Association (Emeritus), and the American Psychological Association (Emeritus).
